We've Got Grey's

Mom and my daily 9:30 a.m. phone calls ain't what they used to be. She is either sleeping or groggy when I call. But I still call.

Thursday mornings are different, though.

Thursday mornings I tell her, We've got Grey's!

And she always says, Oh, that's great!

"Grey's" on a Thursday means Grey's Anatomy, the medical show with McDreamy, McSteamy, Big Grey, Little Grey, Christine and the one who looks like Van Gogh and Bailey. We know we make a big deal about a television show. That has been part of the silly fun of it. Mom and I have been watching in tandem for years, and every Friday morning we'd discuss it.

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It's been about a month since we've discussed Grey's. She's found herself sleeping through it.

She still says Oh, that's great! on Thursday mornings, which gives the day a positive slant.

I know this. For as many years as Grey's Anatomy airs on Thursday nights, I know what I'll be thinking Thursday mornings.

We've got Grey's, I'll say and expect a happy day, even when I'm talking to myself.

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